Is Trains’ Autumnal Practice Emulated?

I was astounded to read that “passenger trains across the country will stop in their tracks for one hour . . . when the nation switches from daylight to standard time.” (“Time Stops Trains in Their Tracks,” Oct. 28)

Is this autumnal practice emulated by other forms of public transportation? Do buses pull to the side of the road? Do passenger airplanes circle over one spot for a stultifying hour?

What happens at the vernal time switch? Do the trains double their speed for an hour so that passengers do not arrive 60 minutes late? Please, do not leave me suspended.

E.P. STEIN, Los Angeles